Reason
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"Reason" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, part of his Robot series, that explores themes of faith, logic, and artificial intelligence through a robot that develops its own quasi-religious belief system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reason canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
I, Robot
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surface form:
Asimov's positronic robot stories
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| exploresTheme |
artificial intelligence
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belief systems ⓘ epistemology ⓘ faith ⓘ human-robot relations ⓘ logic ⓘ rationality ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cutie
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Donovan ⓘ Powell ⓘ QT-1 ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | robot ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Astounding Science Fiction
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surface form:
Astounding Science-Fiction
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict | conflict between human instructions and robot belief system ⓘ |
| hasCentralIdea | a robot develops a quasi-religious belief system ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | can purely logical beings develop faith-like beliefs ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasRobotCharacter |
Cutie
ⓘ
QT-1 ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | solar energy beam station ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | I, Robot ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a robot forming its own theology
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early exploration of AI and religion in science fiction ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Asimov's positronic robot universe
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surface form:
Asimov's robot stories
Robot series ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine short story ⓘ |
| setIn | space station ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Asimov's positronic robot universe
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surface form:
Asimov's Robot universe
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workChronology | early Asimov robot story ⓘ |
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